Amidst the shouts of killing, Yan King Zhao Hongjiang led 300 cavalry out of the city, destroyed six Korean army chariots one after another, and beheaded more than a dozen Korean army non-commissioned officers and generals, large and small, like a god of war.
Seeing this scene, Han General Ju Xin, who was sitting in the main formation, turned red and his eyes were wide open.
"Wei Gongzi Jiang is indeed a fierce general. It seems that he will not be able to defeat Shanyang today..."
Beside Ju Xin, Beiyan Shou Le Yi said calmly, as if he didn't care about the victory or defeat of the Han army at all.
Of course he wouldn't care. Firstly, Ju Xin was the one to attack Hanoi County in his place. Secondly, he had clearly reminded Ju Xin before that "Young Master Wei's territory should not be underestimated." However, Ju Xin never put his reminder aside.
In the heart.
Therefore, regarding Ju Xin's defeat, Beiyan Shou Leyi could only comment in two words: It was deserved!
"..."
Hearing Le Yi's plain words, Ju Xin felt even more angry. He held back his anger and said, "Le Yi, why don't you go to Jixian yet?!"
Le Yi glanced at Ji Xin lightly, as if he was saying: Are you in charge?
Seeing this, Ju Xin became even more angry.
However, Ju Xin really didn't dare to offend Le Yi. It was not because Le Yi was a general of Duke Zhuang and Han Geng's line. The key was that Le Yi had an indifferent personality.
If he and Le Yi were scolding each other and he scolded Le Yi, Le Yi's mood would not change. If Ke Le Yi mocked him in turn, he might be angry to death.
The difference in mood made Ju Xin unable to do anything about Le Yi. He could only hope that this guy would return to Jixian County as soon as possible. However, Le Yi seemed to be quite interested in this battle and stayed here.
Ju Xin knew that Le Yi stayed here purely to watch his jokes.
"It's all that guy..."
Ju Xin gritted his teeth and looked at the unstoppable Wei Gongzi Jiang in front of the battlefield. It was because of this person that he was laughed at by Le Yi.
"Damn! A bunch of trash! I should just take action myself!"
After gritting his teeth, Ju Xinming handed over his long-handled sword and rode into the battlefield alone with the sword in hand.
He believed that with the force he could match Lian Pi, he could defeat that Wei Gong Zijiang!
"Get out of my way!"
Cursing, Ju Xin rushed toward the battlefield where King Yan Zhao Hongjiang was with his sword in hand, and shouted from a distance: "Ji Jiang, my son, accept your life!"
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang heard Ju Xin's shouting during the melee. He turned around and looked overjoyed. After all, he recognized Ju Xin as the leader of the Korean army.
Thinking of this, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang no longer bothered with those carriages, and waved his spear to greet them.
"Qiang!"
As the swords and guns clashed, Zhao Hongjiang and Ju Xin both felt their hands shake. Only then did they realize that the opponent turned out to be such a powerful general.
In the blink of an eye, the two men fought for more than ten rounds, with no difference between them.
It has to be said that because they happened to be their opponents, both of them felt that they were still unfulfilled. However, unfortunately, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang only had more than 300 cavalry beside him, while there were tens of thousands of Korean troops on the battlefield. Therefore, after realizing that they
After being unable to kill Ju Xin in a short period of time, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang rationally chose to retreat.
"Rat!"
Looking at Zhao Hongjiang's fleeing figure on horseback, although Ju Xin cursed loudly, he felt itchy in his heart.
Many people have compared him with Lian Pi. Although Ju Xin never considered himself inferior to Lian Pi, he must admit that he and Lian Pi are the same type of generals - compared to commanding troops and horses, they
He prefers to go into battle himself to kill enemy generals.
Because the King of Yan Zhao Hongjiang led 300 cavalry to destroy six Jinglan chariots, and the Wei army on the wall of Shanyang County used fire arrows to target the remaining Jinglan chariots, so that seven Jinglan chariots used by the Han army to attack the city were destroyed.
Seven, eight, eight.
The Korean army's ladder troops were still unable to attack the city wall of Shanyang County.
Under this situation, although Ju Xin felt depressed, he also understood that he would not be able to capture Shanyang today.
"That bastard Le Yi!"
Cursing secretly in his mind, Ju Xin returned to the main formation in frustration and ordered the withdrawal of troops.
This was already the second battle he had lost to Shanyang City.
In the next half month, Ju Xin led his army to attack Shanyang the next day. However, the Wei army in Shanyang was so tightly defended that he lost consecutive battles.
Who would have thought that on behalf of the county governor Ju Xin, he led 50,000 Korean troops, intending to sweep across Hanoi County, but unexpectedly he was defeated repeatedly in Shan Duang County.
Although during this period, Ju Xinling assisted his lieutenant Feng Ting in capturing "Huaiyi", he really felt that he had no words to say about Shanyang.
It was not until mid-February that Duke Kang Han Hu learned of Ju Xin's repeated defeats in Shanyang County. Instead of blaming him, he ordered Dangyin Hou Han Yang to lead 30,000 troops to support him.
Seeing this, Beiyan Shou Leyi, who had always stayed in Ju Xin's army to watch his jokes during these days, finally set off from Ningyi to Ji County.
Because there is no point in staying in Ningyi: with the support of 30,000 troops from Dangyinhou Han Yang, Juxin will definitely be able to conquer Shanyang.
Precisely because he understood the reason for Le Yi's departure, Ju Xin was not at all happy about the arrival of 30,000 reinforcements.
Eighty thousand troops attacked Shanyang, which was defended by only 20,000 Wei troops, and there were many wounded soldiers who were withdrawn from the front line last year among the Wei troops. Under such circumstances, even if Ju Xin finally captured the Wei city, it would still be a victory.
It's not forceful.
However, even though victory is achieved without force, it is still a meritorious service, right?
A few days later, 30,000 troops of Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, garrisoned "Huaiyi" which had been captured by Han general Feng Ting. Together with Ju Xin who garrisoned "Ningyi", they launched a pincer attack on Shanyang County.
At this point, the pressure in Shanyang County increased dramatically.
"This is not the way to go."
On February 21st, in Shanyang County, when King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan summoned his generals to discuss countermeasures, General Cao Yan frowned and said.
The Quyang Army under the command of Han General Ju Xin attacked Shanyang County for half a month. Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, led 30,000 troops to attack Shanyang for five days. This intensive war greatly reduced the number of Wei troops in Shanyang County, and the Shanyang Army died in the battle.
There are more than 12,000 people, while the Nanyan Army has almost only more than 400 people left. One can imagine the brutality of several wars in recent days.
Of course, correspondingly, the Korean army did not fare much better. According to rough estimates, more than 24,000 people died in the battle, so that the corpses of Korean soldiers were scattered outside Shanyang City.
"How many troops are left in the city?"
After a while, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang asked.
General Cao Yan made an estimate and said in a low voice: "Our Shanyang Army has less than 6,000 people left, and the Nanyan Army... only has more than 400 people left."
Hearing this, even though Zhao Hongjiang had a general understanding of the losses of his troops, he couldn't help but be greatly shocked.
Of the 30,000 Shanyang Army that he had worked so hard to manage, there were only 6,000 left. The Nanyan Army that was originally handed over to him also dropped sharply from 8,000 to 400.
All the generals in the room lowered their heads in silence.
In fact, both Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang and all the generals present have tried their best. However, the Korean army attacking Shanyang is not a weak army, especially the Quyang Army under Han General Ju Xin, which once defeated dozens of people.
Wandairong rushed to the Korean border guards on the northern border of Daijun.
It is really not easy for the Sanyang Army to fight this Korean army to this point.
But having said that, Shanyang County is at the end of its rope. With only five or six thousand people left, including many wounded, how can it stop the armies of Han generals Ju Xin, Han Yang, and Feng Ting? You know
The Korean army still has more than 50,000 troops!
"Your Highness, for the current plan, if we want to defend Shanyang, we have to mobilize the people in the city." General Liu Xu suggested.
"Let the people in the city join the battle? Help defend the city?"
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang glanced at Liu Xu, opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
The reason is very simple, because he initially had 30,000 Shanyang troops, who were Wei men recruited from Shanyang, Yewang, Huaiyi, and Ningyi areas. Precisely because the soldiers of Shanyang army were all locals, they faced
When attacking the Korean army, he was not afraid of death in order to protect his loved ones.
However, this also results in that the number of men in Shanyang City only accounts for about 20 to 30% of the total number of people, and the rest are women, children, old and young. Under this situation, even if all the men in the city are organized, there will only be four at most.
Only five thousand people.
Four to five thousand people may seem like a lot, but these people have almost no training. How can they survive in such a fierce battle of Shanyang?
Maybe in just one day, the four to five thousand people would be killed at the top of the city.
You must know that the comprehensive strength of the Han army's infantry, looking at the entire world, is only slightly inferior to that of the Wei army.
Or should we let the women and children in the city also participate in the battle?
A moment later, under the sharp gaze of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang, general Liu Xu said bravely: "If we just use crossbows to shoot arrows on the city, the women in the city... can also do it."
After hearing this, both Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang and the generals in the room looked very ugly.
Let women participate in war? Unprecedented!
"This is the only way at the moment!" As he said this, Liu Xu saw everyone in the room looking at him with strange eyes, and frowned and said: "If something goes wrong and Shanyang falls, how can the people in the city be able to survive in Han?"
Did the army survive?...Don't forget, the Korean army also killed more than 20,000 people in this battle. I don't believe that if Sanyang is captured, the Korean army will treat the people in the city well!"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongjiang and the generals in the room suddenly fell silent.
Indeed, the Korean army also killed more than 20,000 people in this battle. Who can guarantee that after the Korean army breaks through Shanyang in the future, the people in the city will be spared? It is not that the Korean army has no precedent of massacring people, looting property, and raping and humiliating women.
The more determined Sanyang's resistance is, the more ferocious the Korean army's revenge and massacre will be. This has been the case since ancient times.
After thinking for a while, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang sighed silently: "Publish the announcement and let the people in the city... choose for themselves."
When the generals heard the words, they remained silent.
Waiting until February 26, Han generals Ju Xin, Han Yang, and Feng Ting raised their troops again, devoting 50,000 troops to attack and besiege Shanyang.
After learning about this, King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan took Princess Sun of Yan and two concubines to the east city gate tower, drank with three confidants, and waited quietly for the Korean army to attack the city.
Even Zhao Hongjiang, King of Yan, who has always been known as the bravest of the three armies, is a little confused at this moment, wondering whether Shanyang can withstand the large-scale attack of the Korean army today.
Perhaps, today is the last battle of the Battle of Shanyang?
After drinking a glass of wine, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang put on his war robe, walked towards the city wall, and looked at the Korean army outside the city.
"I am the Young Master of the Wei Dynasty, King of Yan and Zhaojiang... As long as I have a breath left, you and I will not be able to capture this city!"
With determination in his eyes, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang waved his hand fiercely.
"Beat the war drum! Let the Korean troops outside the city see the courage of our Shanyang soldiers and civilians!"
"Yes!" the Shanyang soldiers on the city wall shouted in response.